Linotype-machine.



T. S. HOMANS.

LINOTYPE MACHINE.

APPLICATION TILED JULY 0, 1912.

Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

FWVQL II I INVENTOR Thomas ,5 Homans.

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' ATTORNEY WlTNESSESI T. S. HOMANS.

LINOTYPE MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 8, 1912.

1,1 1 6,280, Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

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WITNESSES: INVENTUR Thomas SHomans.

I7??? ATTORNEY T. S. HUMANS. LINOTYPE MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 8, 1912' Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

ATTORNEY INVENTOR STATliEiIjATENT orrion.

THOMAS S. HUMANS, 0F HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO INTERNATIONAL TYPESETTING MACHINE COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

LINOTYPE-MACHINE.

Patented Nov. 3, 191st.

Serial No. 708,298.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS S. HOMANS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hempstead, in the county of Nassau and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Linotype-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improve ments in linotype machines and more particularly to the magazine and the means for mounting the same upon the machine, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a carrier frame for the magazine having a fixed axis to swing about and be supported by. This axis is so located that it is instrumental in furnishing several novel advantages. It allows the magazine to be swung from an operative position at the front of the machine to a position at the rear of the machine where it may be readily removed; it allows the front of the magazine, when leaving its operative position, to rise clear of its operative parts which are confined on the main frame; it allows the magazine to have an inclined operative position and a reversely inclined position for removal; and finally, the center of gravity of the magazine and its supporting frame is forward of the axis when in operative posi tion and rearward of the axis when in re moval position, whereby the weight holds the "magazine in place against the stops when in either position. In case this weight should slip out of the control of the operators hands, the retarding cushions are provided to bring the magazine supporting frame easily into place at either position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a matrix-retaining shutter to prevent spilling of the matrices from the magazine during handling thereof, this shutter provided by the present invention being of improved construction. and in the preferred embodiment, the shutter is automatically opened to admit matrices to the magazine as the latter assumes an opcrul'ivo position on the machine and auton'iatically closed when the i'nagazine is moved from operative position on the machine.

To these and other ends, the invention consists in certain improvements, and combinations and arrangements of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fully described.

the novel features heing pointed out par ticularly in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the accompanying drawing :Figure 1 IS a general view of a portion of a linotype machine showing in side elevation a magazine, a pivoted carrier frame, and a matrixretaining shutter constructed in accordance with the present invention; Fig. 2 represents a rear elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 represents a longitudinal section through the magazine carrier frame showing by the full and dotted lines respectively two positions of the magazine with respect thereto; Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views of the means provided by the present invention for controlling the opening and closing of the magazine-retaining shutter; Fig. 6 shows in plan the parts illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5; Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing the under side of the magazine; Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the frame on the carrier which receives the magazine.

Similar parts are designated by the same reference characters in the several views.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing and will be hereinafter described in detail, but it is to be understood that the invention not restricted to the particular construction shown as equivalent constructions may be employed to accomplish the purposes of the present invention.

In the present instance, the improvements are shown applied to a linotvpc machine of the well known type, 1 designating the main frame of the machine and 2 the uppcnframe fixed thereon. the latter supporting the mechanism which distributes the matrices to the upper or receiving end of the magazine. According to the present invention, a carrier frame 3 is provided, this carrier frame being mounted to swing to rotate in a vertical planoahout a relatively fixed pivot or axis i, this axis being located at a point in rear of thr forward end of the magazine and beneath the rear end thereof. This carrier frame supports a 1n'agaziiu---' ceiving frame the latter having a pair of longitlnlinally extending guideways 15 provided with magazine-arresting pins 7" at the rear ends thereof. The sides of the magazine-reconmg 'iramc are provided with stops R which are preferably hook-shape as shown and serve to arrest the forward motion of the magazine with respect to said frame, and the sides of the magazine-receiving frame are also provided with stops 9 which are preferably beveled from the rear as shown and are adjacent to the stops 8, these stops 9 serving to prevent rearward movement of the magazine on the frame 5 when the parts are tilted to the rear of the machine preparatory to the removal of the magazine. The magazine lO.111ay be of the same general construction as that commonly employed, it being shown in the present instance as provided toward its forward end with matrix-controlling escapement mechanism 11, although if desired, the magazine may obviously be removed from the machine independently of the matrixcontrolling mechanism. The magazine is adapted to slide upon the upper side of the frame 5, it being guided by the lugs 12 which are secured to the under side of the magazine and operate in the longitudinal guideways 6 of the frame 5..

These lugs are also preferably provided with the hook-shaped extensions 13 which are adapted to engage the limiting pins '7 when the magazine reaches the limit of its rearward movement with respect to the frame 5 and the magazine may then be suspended from the pins 7 through the agency of these hooks 13 as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 1. The magazine in the present instance is also provided with a crossrail let the projecting ends 15 of which are adapted to rest in the space provided between the respective stops 8 and 9, these stops cooperating with the projecting ends of the rail and preventing movement of the magazine either in a forward or a rearward direction except when the rear portion of the 111agazine is lifted sufficiently high to release the projecting ends 15 from the rear stops 9 whereupon the magazine may be shifted rearwardly on the frame 5. The hook-shaped formation of the stops 8 prevents undue tilting movement of the magazine while the parts 15 are being released from the rear stops 9.

The matrix-controlling escapement mechanism may be actuated as usual by the reeds 16, and in those cases where the escapement mechanism is carried by the magazine, the swinging movement of the carrier frame 3, which serves to carry the magazine from an operative to an inoperative position, will carry the escapement out of operative relation with the reeds and without interference with the reeds owing to the location of the axis about which the carrier frame swings; Suitable means is provided for limiting the movement of the carrier frame in each direction, an adjustable screw 17 being provided in the present instance for arresting the movement of this carrier intense frame when the magazine reaches a correct operative position, and a lug 18 may be provided on the carrier frame to engage the upper frame 2 of the machine and thereby limit the rearward movement of the carrier frame which swings the magazine to a position where it can be readily rethe position shown by the dotted lines in Fig. l, the carrier frame 3 being swung to the rear about its pivot or axis a, causing the magazine and its frame 5 to assume a reversely inclined position, and by lifting the rear portion of the magazine suficiently to free the laterally projecting portions 15 thereon from the rear stops 9, the magazine is free to slide in a direction rearwardly and downwardly until the hooked lugs 13 thereon encounter the arresting pins 7, dropping of the magazine from the frame 5 being thereby prevented and the magazine may be permitted to hang in a substantially vertical position from these pins as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1. To remove the magazine, it is only necessary to lift it sufficiently to disengage the hooked lugs 13 thereon from the pins 7 and another magazine may be readily substituted. The

magazine carrier frame 5 in the present instance also carries the curved guide 19 which, when in operative position, forms a connection between the upper or receiving end of the magazine and the distributor, and it serves to direct the matrices properly into the magazine. To facilitate application and removal of the magazines with respect to the frame 5, this matrix guide is preferably hinged or movably connected to the frame 5 whereby it may be swung to and from operative position, and when it is in an inoperative posltion, it clears the path of the magazine when being applied and removed with respect to the frame 5. Th the construction shown, this guide embodies a bracket 20 which is pivoted at 21 to the opposite sides of the rrame 5 at points below the surface of the frame which supports the magazine, and a pair of springs 22 may be used for retainin the matrix ide in either of its two pos1tions, coil sprlngs being shown in the resent instance which are connected respectively to the sides of the frame 5 and to the bracket 20 at one side of and it is so constructed that it will auto-.

matically open the matrix-receiving end of the magazine when the latter is moved into a correct operative position, and it will close the matrix-receiving end of the magazine when the latter is moved from an operative position. In the construction shown, this shutter embodies a member of angle form, one flange 23 being adapted to fit against the matrix-receiving end of the magazine and the other flange 24 being adapted to abut against the bottom of the magazine when the shutter is in closed position. In order to lock or retain the shutter in a position to close the matrix-receiving end of the magazine and thereby prevent spilling of the matrices while the magazine is being handled, a catch is provided which in the present instance embodies latches '25 one of which is pivoted on a pin 26 at each side of the shutter and is provided with a spring 27 which operates to move the respective latch into engagement with the notch 28 in a catch-plate 29, one of these catch-plates being secured to each of the side walls of the magazine. According to the present invention, the latch is automatically unlocked to uncover the receiving end of the magazine when the latter is moved into an operative position, and the 'latch is automatically re-locked to hold the shutter in a pos1- tion to close the matrix-receiving end of the magazine as the latter is moved to and from an operative position. To this end,the shutter is movably connected to the magazine in the present instance by a pair of flat springs 30 which are fixed to the under side of the magazine toward the front or lower end thereof as at 31,and the springs extend rearwardly and are secured as shown to the shutter,these springs being flexible laterally, and owing to their length, a comparatively long radius of movement is afforded between the shutter and the magazine. The upper frame 2 of the machine is also provided in the present instance with a pair of fixed arms 32, one at each side thereof, and each of these arms is provided with a notch 33 which forms opposed abutment surfaces 34 and 35 respectively, the surface 35 being somewhat shorter than the surface 34 for a purpose that will hereinafter appear.

When a shutter construction such as that just described is used, it will operate substantially as follows:-Normally, the matriX-receiving end of each magazine will be closed by the shutter, the latches 25 thereof being engaged in the notches 28 in the catch-plates 29 at the sides of the magazine, and the latches will be held in such position by the springs 27 and hence spilling of the matrices from the receiving end of the magazine during handling of the latter is avoided. In applying a magazine to the machine, the magazine is placed upon the upper side of the magazine-receiving frame 5 while the pivoted carrier 3 is swung upwardly or to the rear as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 1, the frame 5 then occupying the position shown in Fig. 3, and in so applying the magazine, it is shoved upwardly and forwardly on the frame 5 until the laterally projecting portions 15 ride over the rear stops 9 on the frame 5, the magazine being thereby retained on the frame. The carrier 3 may then be swung forwardly about its axis 4, and as the parts approach operative position, the upper or lIlzttllX-1-' ceiving end of the magazine will pass between the stationary arms 32 on the upper frame 2 until the flange 24: of the shutter encounters the abutment surface 3% of the notch 33, the path of movement of the parts being indicated by the dot-anddash line in Fig. 4. As the flange 24 of the shutter approaches the abutment surface 34, the latch at each side of the shutter rides upon the surface 3 of the respective arm 32, and owing to the location of the axis 4: about which the parts move, the latches 25 will be pushed back and disengaged from the notches 28 in the catch-plates on the magazine, and when the flange :54 of the shutter encounters the surface 3i, further movement of the shutter is prevented,,but the upper or matrix-receiving end of the magazine continues to move in a direction upwardly and forwardly, the shutter being then unlocked from the magazine and the magazine will reach substantially the position shown in Fig. 5 at which time the matrix-receiving end of the magazine is open and ready to receive the matrices when the matrix guide 19 is swung into operative position. Further movement of the magazine to uncover the matrix-receiving end thereof after the movement of the shutter has been arrested is permitted owing to the yielding of the springs 30 which connect the shutter to the magazine. In order to remove a magazine from the machine, it is only necessary to swing the matrix guide 19 into inoperative position and to then swing the carrier 3 rearwardly on its pivot or axis 4, the first part of this movement causing the upper or matrix-receiving end of the magzu zine to return to the position where the shutter is held, the latches then looking the shutter in closed relation to the magazine, and further tilting movement of the carrier will disengage the flange 2-l of the shutter from the arms 32, and as the magazine assumes a reversely inclined position from that occupied by the magazine when in operative position on the machine, the spilling of matrices from the matriX-receiv ing end thereof is prevented by the shutter and the magazine is prevented from sliding off the frame 5 by the rear stops 9. However, the magazine maybe readily shifted rearwardly on the frame 5 by tilting upwardly the rear end of the -magazine sufficiently to disengage the laterally projecting portions 15 thereon from the rear stops 9, the magazine then sliding rearwardly on the frame until the hook-shaped lugs 13 engage the arresting pins 7, and when the magazine has reached this position, it may hang or be suspended vertically on the pins 7. To remove the magazine, it is only necessary to lift it sufficiently to disengage the hook-shaped lugs 13 from the pins 7. Owing to the length of the springs 30 which connect the shutter to the magazine and the relation of these springs to the axis 4: of the carrier 3, the flange 2-1 of the shutter will enter the notch 33 between the opposed surfaces 34 and 35 thereof as the magazine assumes an operative position, and in moving the magazine from an operative position, the surface will serve to positively close the shutter with respect to the magazine should the action of the springs 30 be insufiicient for this purpose.

A. pair of dash pots 37 and 38 may be provided for the purpose of cushioning the movements of the magazine carrier frame when swung intoeither of its two positions, these dash pots as shown being connected to the main frame of the machine and to the carrier frame at opposite sides of the pivot thereof.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a linotype machine, the combination of the stationary main frame, and a magazine carrying frame pivoted to sWing 'on a single axis which is fixed relatively to the main and magazine carrying frames located on the main stationary frame at a point in rear of the forward end of the magazine and below the rear end of the magazine, and operative to rotate the magazine bodily to the rear of the machine.-

2. In a linotype machine, the combination of a stationary supporting frame, and a magazine carrying frame pivoted to swing bodily on a fixed axis on said stationary supporting frame and magazine carrying frame, and stops on the stationary frame for positioning he magazii a carrying frame in re versely inclined operative and inoperative positions.

16 having escapement thereon, and a magapivotally connected to c on single axis lo cated at a point in rear of the forward end and below the rear end of the magazine and operative to swing the magazine bodily in an are about said single axis into either of two reversely inclined positions toward the front or rear of the machine and to carry the magazine to and from operative relation with respect to the escapement actuating mechanism.

at. In a linotype machine, the combination of a supporting frame, and a magazine carrying frame pivoted on a fixed axis on the supporting frame and operative to rotate the magazine bodily in an are about said axis into either of two reversely inclined positions. r

5. In a machine of the linotype class, the combination, of a supporting frame, a magazine carrying frame pivotally connected to the supporting frame and operative to shift the magazine into either of two reversely inclined positions, means for guiding a magazine to slide longitudinally thereon, stops to retain the magazine in operative position on the carrying frame, and hook shaped. stops cooperating with the magazine to limit the forward movement of the magazine relatively to its carrying frame and for limiting the movement of the magazine when disengaged from its retaining stops.

6. In a linotype machine, the combination of a supporting frame having escapement actuating means thereon, a magazine rotatably related thereto and carrying a shutter controlling the entrance to the matrix channels thereof and also matrix controlling escapements, and means operative automati cally as the magazine is rotated to bring the escapements into operative position to open said shutter relatively to the magazine.

7. In a linotype machine, the combination of a supporting frame having escapement actuating means thereon, a magazine rotatably related thereto and carrying a shutter controlling the entrance to the matrix channels thereof and also matrix controlling escapements, and means operative automatically as the magazine swings to carry the escapements into inoperative position relatively to their actuating means to cause closing of said shutter relatively to the magazine.

8. In a linotype machine, the combination of a supporting frame having escapement actuating means thereon, a magazine rota tably related thereto and carrying shutter controlling the entrance to the matrix channels thereof and also centre ling es-- capements, and means operative automatically to cause opening and closing of said shutter as the magazine swings to ry the escapements t and fro 1 relatively to i Cal actuating means thereon, a magazine rotatably related thereto and carrying a shutter controlling the entrance to the matrix channels thereof and also matrix controlling escapements, and means controlled by the rotation of the magazine to carry the escapements to and from operative relation to their actuating means for causing opening and closing of the shutter.

10. In a linotype machine, the combination of a supportingframe having escapement actuating means thereon, a magazine rotatably mounted thereon, a shutter carried by the magazine for closing the entrances to the matrix channels thereof, and means on the supporting frame for opening the shutter when the magazine is rotated into operative relation with said escapement actuating means. V i

11. In a linotype machine, the combination of a stationary supporting frame, a magazine rotatably mounted thereon, a shutter carried by the magazine and having a normal tendency to close the entrances to the matrix channels thereof, escapement actuating means 'on the supporting frame, and means on the supporting frame for auto- .matically opening the shutter as the magazine is swung into operative position rela tively to said escapement actuating means.

12. In a linotype machine, the combination of a supporting frame, a magazine removably mounted thereon, a shutter carried by the magazine and having a normal tendency to close the entrances to the matrix channels thereof, means for locking the shutter in closed position, and means for automatically unlocking and opening the shutter when the magazine is placed in operative position.

13. In a linotype machine, the combination of a supporting frame, a magazine removably mounted thereon, a shutter carried by the magazine and having a normal tendency to close the entrances to the matrix channels thereof, means for locking the shutter in closed position, and means for auto- 'matically unlocking and opening the shutter when the magazine is placed in operative position and for causing closing and locking of the shutter as the magazine is moved from operative position.

14. The combination of a main frame and escapement actuating means thereon, of a magazine and its carrying frame pivoted to rotate vertically into either of two reversely inclined positions, the magazine when in one of said positions cooperating with said escapement actuating means, and a shutter having'means for causing it to automatically close the'entrance end of the magazine as the latter is rotated into its other inclined position.

15. A magazine for linotype machines having a shutter for closing the entrances to the matrix channels thereof, and flat springs connecting the shutter to the magazine, guiding the shutter to and from a position to close the magazine entrance, and having a tendency to move the shutter into closed position.

16. A magazine for linotype machines having a. shutter for closing the entrances to the matrix channels thereof, springs connecting the shutter to the magazine, guiding the shutter to and from a position to close the magazine entrance, and having a tendency to close the shutter, and latches for locking the shutter in closed position. 17. The combination of a main frame, and a magazine supporting frame mounted in the main frame on an axis, which is fixed relatively to both the main and magazine supporting frames, said axis being located beneath and remote from the magazine supporting surface, whereby the magazine may be rotated from the front or the rear of the machine and its center of gravity shifted from the front to the rear of the said axis substantially as described.

18. The combination of a main frame, and a magazine supporting frame mounted in the main frame on a fixed axis, whereby the magazine may be moved from its operative position at the front of the machine to its removal position at the rear of the machine and vice versa, and counterbalancing means to bring the supporting frame gently into either of its extreme positions.

19. The combination of a main frame, and a magazine supporting frame mounted in the main frame on an axis which is fixed relatively to both the main and magazine supporting frames, said axis being located rearward of the front of the magazine and remote from the magazine supporting surface, whereby the front end of the magazine may be swung upward clear of its operative parts which are confined in the main frame, and the whole magazine may be swung rearwardly of the machine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS S. HOMANS.

Witnesses WILLIAM E. Bau'rnAM,

O. C. HINE. 

